Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorders (BPD)/Self harm
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| *Winner of Nursing Practice Award 2008 |
Cygnet Health Care operates the award winning* New Dawn treatment programme for women with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)and associated traits. BPD is thought to affect about two per cent of the general population. It has been estimated that three-quarters of those given this diagnosis are women. It is a condition that isn't usually diagnosed until adulthood, because the personality is seen as still developing until then.
BPD is characterised by mood instability and poor self-image. Symptoms may include:
- constant mood swings and bouts of anger.
- victims taking their anger out on themselves, causing injury to their own body.
- impulsivity in at least 2 areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g. spending, sex, drug/alcohol misuse, reckless driving, binge eating).
- Thinking in very black and white terms, and often forming intense, conflict-ridden relationships.
We offer innovative and holistic treatment and rehabilitation packages for women between 18 and 65 who self-harm and/or who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorders.
